The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-24

MI Clay alluded to the trouble between the
pro-slavery and free-State men in Kansas, he
would inform him that the election in the Fall
of 1857 settled that question and guaranteed
free Constitution.
A. II. Kane, Co. 4, 59th Ind, Santa Cruz.
Cal, speaks Of two soldiers of the s0th Ohio
who were crippled by being run over By Gen.
Sullivan at the battle of Iuka. He would like
to hear the particulars of the affair.
W. Ford, Go. ID, Sth n. Y. Cav, Officers
Mess-rOoms Preston, Eng, refers to the fight Of
the Cavalry Brigade, composed Of the Sth H.,
3Sth Ind. and 5th y. Y, at Beverly Ford, and
the capture from the rebels, after leaving Har-
per's Ferry, of 102 wagons aud 200 prisoners.
He would be glad TO hear from Lieut.. Milton
Reynolds or any Of the comrades Of the 9Th
n. y. Cav.
w. J. Adams, 18th Ill, Centralil, H., cannot
understand why Comrades Aaron, 11th ILL.,, and
Durand. l27th ILL.,, have such time reorgan-
izing the Second Division of the Fifteenth
Corps. He says that if they had been in the
charge on Fort McAllister, at Savannah, they
would have known what regiments belonged to
it. He has often seen the division mentioned
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, but the 4Sth and
Goth Ill. aud 18th Mich. have been omitted.
He cannot see why this should be, as no better
regiments marched through Georgia. He says
the 18th III. participated in 90 battles, begin
ming at Fort Donelson, and had five different
Colonies, two of whom were killed in action.
Turner BARLEY, Second Lieutenant, Co. III,
9th KY, Lampkinsville, KY, thinks Congress
ought to increase the salary of President Cleve-
land, as he only gets the pittance Of $4,000 n
year. The writer refers to the services of his
regiment, which was brigaded with the 10th
Ohio, 10Th Ind, and 18th Ky. 1t was known
as Sam Beatty's Brigade.
Miles Cook. Co. b, Both Iowa, Robinson, Kan,
wonders if all of his old comrades have forgot
ten the name and number of their regiment.
| lie thinks it must be SO, rs he never sees any
| thing from any of them. He says the repeal
OF the Limitation of arrears would bring great
JOY to the hearts of the soldiers throughout the
country.
Wesley Shaner, 1921 Ohio. Genoa, o., gives
briefly the facts connected with the shooting Of
Capt. Summers and Serg't Koontz, substantially
| as recently printed in these columns.
George X. Hughart, New Hartford, H., does
not think it just for the State and people Of
! Illinois to give SO much money to the widow of
Gen. Logan, when there are many suffering
soldiers and widows in the State.
Thomas III. Harriss, Co. f, 10th Va. (Confed-
| erlte), says that he never saw pixies as weapons
in the hands of any Confederate soldiers, and
he does not think they were ever used in the
Southern army. The only ones he ever saw
/ were few taken at Harper's Ferry, which
1
Brown to arm the negroes.
The yicksburg Campaign.
J. p. Donaldson, SD Ohio, Helena Mont,
correcting Comrade Scott, Co. F. sth H.. says
that the regiments which composed the Third
| Brigade of LOgan's Division before and during
the Nicksburg campaign were the SIst Ill., 9TH
| Mo. and sd Ohio. 1t was commanded by
| Gen. John ID. Stevenson. formerly Colonel OF
the eth Mo. He says in regard to the guns
captured at Champions Hill that there Were
| six of them, belonging to the LIST Miss. battery.
Josiah Hickman, Young's Creek, Ind, says
he would like TO read a complete history Of the
| Nicksburg campaign. He pays n high compIi-
ment to the memory of Gen. John \. Logan.
Nashville.
Martin f. Smith, Co. G., 9th I'll. Cav. Webb
/ City, Mo-, says il is strictly true that Hatch's
4 Cavalry Division at Nashville captured three
forts and rs pieces of artillery. lie heartily
/ approves the proposal to hold Reunion of the
I 9th H. Cav. at st. Louis during the National
! Encampment
! Sylyanus p Howard, Corporal, CocsweIPs
/ battery Ill. l.. A., Scranton. Iowa, replying to
the inquiry of Comrade III. W. Phelps, says he
thinks it was the battery above designated that
/ shelcd the rebels from the rear of Smiths line
on the second day at Nashville.
VIM. 7. Swain, Co. ID, 10th Ind, Warren,
I Ind, speaks of the gallant services Of HG=Gy'
4 BdDlco, anu particularly OF lnC i<tJO, lZJta ana
| both Ind, which composed the Second Brigade,
| First Division. Twenty first Corps. lie says the
/ l3Oth captured three guns on the first day at
| Nashville
/ J. B. MatIack, 18th In1. battery, Crescent
Iowa, SAYS that the comrades who write do not
/ give sufficient credit to the artillery. Refer
ring to the charge of McMiiIau's Brigade at
/ Nashville he says that the 18th Ind and 18th
Ohio batteries had completely demOTalized the
rebels before the change was made. sileacina
! their artillery so that not shot was fired when
| McNlilan's Brigade advanced. Also referring
To the crossing on the stringers Of the bridge nj
Noses Creek, on the Atlanta campaign he says
the guns of the 18th Ind. battery had driven
the rebels back and made it possible for the
9th KY, or lO3d Ohio, whichever it was, to
make the crossing.
T. J. Wade, Co. X, 25th Mich, HAMPTON
Iowa, replying to the statements of several OF
the comrades in regard to the charge Of the
! First Brigade, Second Division, Twcnty-third
Corps. az Nashville, says that when the rebel
battery opened fire the brigade halted for few
minutes VIM. Conrad, Co. X, 25th Mich, called
out to the boys to go for them or fall back
but not to lie there and be shot to pieces
Lieut.. Joseph Carlisle, commanding Co. G.
sprang to the front, swinging his saber above
his head. and gave the command to charge
Away they went, capturing the battery and 1Gl
prisoners. This was in the afternoon of tht
first days fight.
The Atlanta Campaign.
Joseph Galloway, Co. X, SD Ind, yelling
ton, Ind, says that the Second Brigade, Third
Division, Twentieth Corps, consisting of tn,
10Th Mich, I'D Wis. Sod and ojth Ind, as
sisted in the capture Of the four-gun battery al
| Resaca, and that his regiment lost in the same
proportion as others in the brigade. He alsC
says that the Mayor Of Atlanta surrendered
the city TO Col. Coburn, of the sd, command
ing the brigade. lie says Col. COburn did very
important service at the battle of Peach Tree
Creek, for which he thinks he has never re
ceiyed sufficient credit.
G. F. Long Co. |, l25th H., Grand City, Mo.
says that judging from the statements Of many
comrades the Fourteenth Corps might rs wei
have been disbanded and the Government
saved the expense of its maintenance, rs il
does not seem 10 have done anything except
draw rations. The writer says that the Second
Division of the Fourteenth Corps was the frs
to cross Peach Tree Greek, with the eJth Ill
depoycd as skiTmisheTs. The troops of thi.
division took very active part ia the battle
of Peach Tree Creek.
Harry Cline, Co. 4, 5ith Ohio says it was the
Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth
Corps composed Of the SD Ind, 5Jth Ill, jItI
Ohio. 9th and Sth Mo-, that recapturcd ID,
Gresss battery at Atlanta.
w. :. Crawford, Co. b, l2th ILL.,, Geneva
Neb., says that COmrade Adams. in his recen
article on Logan ut Atlanta" gave too much
credit To the Fifteenth Corps, which did not by
any means DO all the fighting at Atlanta. TIT
writer says his discharge tells him that he be
longed to the 18th ILL.,, which was in the Second